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Mersel al-Ajami – A brief history of the short story in KuwaitTaleb Alrefai – An overview of the novel in KuwaitThe National Council for Culture, Arts and LettersAdam Youssouf – Kuwait’s literary and scientific awardsThe publishing industry in KuwaitBothayna al-Essa – An Unexpected Encounter in Uppsala, excerpts from a novel, translated by Charis BredinIsmail Fahd Ismail – When the Frog Croaked, excerpts from a novel, translated by William M HutchinsYousef Khalifa – 18 Very Short Stories, translated by Agnes ReeveLaila al-Othman – Two Short Stories, translated by Ruth Ahmedzai and Sally GomaaAli Hussain al-Felkawi – Traveller of the World, excerpts from a novel, translated by Thomas AplinWaleed al-Rajeeb – Three Short Stories, translated by John PeateMona al-Shammari – Black Khol . . . White Heart, a short story translated by Sophia VasalouTaleb Alrefai – Welcome to the Abu Ajaj Construction Company, excerpt from a novel, translated by Mona ZakiThuraya al-Baqsami – Moscow Days, excerpts from a novel, translated by Maxwell MartinHooda Shawa – An Elephant in the City, a short story translated by Robin Moger, with original illustrations by Faisal Laibi SahiHameady Hamood – Refugee, a short story translated by William M HutchinsFatima Yousif al-Ali – Return from a “Honeymoon”, a short story translated by William M HutchinsSulaiman al-Shatti – A Voice from the Dark, a short story translated by Layla al-MalehFawziya Shuwaish al-Salem – A Night of Creation and Emission, chapter from a novel, translated by Ghenwa HayekBasima al-Enezi – Black Shoes on a Sidewalk, excerpts from the novel, translated by Sally GomaaSuleiman al-Khalifi – Love at First Call, a short story, translated by Layla al-MalehSaud al-Sanousi – an excerpt from the novel Prisoner of Mirrors, translated by Sophia Vasalou

Return of the Spirit: A Novel by Tawfiq al-HakimBetween Two Rivers by Dorothy Al-KhafajiKing by Riad NourallahKalila and Dimna: Fables of Conflict and Intrigue (vol.2) retold by Ramsey WoodAlone Together by Mishka Mojabber Mourani and Aida Yacoub HaddadWriting Revolution: The Voices from Tunis to Damascus edited by Layla Al-Zubaidi and Matthew Cassel, Seeking Palestin: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home edited by Penny Johnson and Rajah Shehadeh, In the House Un-American by Benjamin Hollander, A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East compiled by Dilip Hiro, Pastoral in Palestine by Neil Hertz, Renaissance Emir: A Druze Warlord at the Court of the Medici by T.J Gordon, A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza by Dervla Murphy, Beyond the Arab Spring: Authoritarianism and Democratization in the Arab World by Rex Brynen, Pete W. Moore, Bassel F. Salloukh and Marie-Joelle Zahar, The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey by Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt.

EVENTS

• Sheikh Zayed Book Awards, Abu Dhabi

• Casablanca International Book Fair & International Argana Poetry Prize